Sevilla vs Barcelona: predicted line-ups, the Joan Garcia doubt and our call
Saturday at the Sánchez-Pizjuán: record-breaking Barcelona, 18 points from 18 and 28 goals, against a Sevilla side on 13. Joan Garcia or Szczesny in goal, De Jong and Bardghji out. Predicted line-ups, recent meetings and our call.
Barcelona go to Sevilla on Saturday 19 September at 21:00 local time at the Sánchez-Pizjuán with 18 points out of 18 and the best start in their history: seven wins from the first seven competitive games, 28 league goals in six rounds. Sevilla have 13 points, level with Atlético, and come in on two straight 1-0 wins.
How they arrive
Sevilla: 13 points, level with Atlético Madrid (won 4, drawn 1, lost 1; 9 scored, 6 conceded). Recent games:
16/09: Deportivo La Coruña-Sevilla 0-1 (LaLiga)
11/09: Sevilla-Valencia 1-0 (LaLiga)
06/09: Espanyol-Sevilla 1-1 (LaLiga)
29/08: Sevilla-Atlético Madrid 1-3 (LaLiga)
22/08: Athletic Club-Sevilla 1-3 (LaLiga)
Barcelona: 1st on 18 points (won 6, drawn 0, lost 0; 28 scored, 6 conceded). Recent games:
16/09: Barcelona-Racing Santander 7-2 (LaLiga)
13/09: Levante-Barcelona 2-4 (LaLiga)
09/09: Barcelona-Feyenoord 5-1 (Champions League)
06/09: Valencia-Barcelona 0-5 (LaLiga)
31/08: Barcelona-Rayo Vallecano 5-2 (LaLiga)
Barcelona's goalkeeper question
The doubt is Joan Garcia, who went off at half-time against Racing after slipping on the wet pitch. As of this morning there was no medical update and Flick said he hopes to have him. If he is not fit, Szczesny plays, the same goalkeeper who was in goal for the 4-1 defeat in Sevilla in October 2025. De Jong and Bardghji are out.
Sevilla are without Rubén Vargas. Coach García Plaza, after the 1-0 at Deportivo, admitted the gap to Barcelona is large, but said his side will try to compete.
The number that matters
Raphinha already has 9 goals in six league games, matching Messi in 2017-18. In the last four meetings with Sevilla Barcelona won three, scoring 15 goals; the only defeat was that 4-1 a year ago.
Predicted line-ups
Sevilla (4-4-2): Vlachodimos; Iglesias, Castrín, Kike Salas, Suazo; Sierra, Agoumé, Fofana, Correia; Guridi, Stassin.
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Eric García, Christensen, Gerard Martín, Cancelo; Pedri, Olmo; Yamal, Rodri, Adeyemi; Raphinha.
These are predicted line-ups: the official teams arrive an hour before kick-off.
Recent meetings
15/03/2026: Barcelona-Sevilla 5-2 (LaLiga)
05/10/2025: Sevilla-Barcelona 4-1 (LaLiga)
09/02/2025: Sevilla-Barcelona 1-4 (LaLiga)
20/10/2024: Barcelona-Sevilla 5-1 (LaLiga)
Our call
On this game our call is the home side not to win, confidence 8 out of 10.
Every game with our calls is on the LaLiga page. The record of settled calls is in the results history, and the individual ones are in player predictions.
